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  1. Mike Sixel
    I'd guess if they really thought those low price guys were doing to be this good, they'd have offered them more, and had deals in place early, to make sure they didn't lose them. Clearly, the real key is scouting, but let's not pretend that they think the $250K guys are as likely to work out as the $1MM guys......
  2. Mike Sixel
    I'd make some bold changes. 1. the worst 5-10 teams get $10MM to sign any 3 players they want, international or US.They have a 3 week window to do this. Each team gets the same money. You can trade money to someone else in this pool, if you are in it. 2. Any player not signed goes to the next pool period. The next 10 teams get 2 weeks to sign guys, but the max is $1MM per player. Each team has a pool of $2MM. They can sign up to 3.You can trade money to someone else in this pool, if you are in it. 3. Any player not signed goes into a draft, of the teams not in the playoffs. The order is best team to worst team, rewarding those teams that did well. These players can make up to $1MM, but take the chance on not going to a team they want to go to. 4. Any player not signed goes into a draft. This is like a regular draft. Players can sign for up to 750K. Clearly, the details are not 100% certain, but something like that. Lots of players get market money, and to choose their team......that's a big step forward. I'd say International guys have to be 18, just like US guys, to be in this. How to manage the international stuff is the trickiest part, imo.
  3. Mike Sixel
    Rogers and Duffey can be in MN as RP, and still maybe be starters someday, works for other organizations......works well for them, actually. I'd prefer Rogers up, as a LOOGY who can also get out right handers. I'd like Achter up. Duensing isn't the LOOGY now, with O'Rourke up? I am interested to see how this works out.....
  4. Mike Sixel
    I'd prefer a change of some kind to both drafts....... some combo of spending pools and draft picks . And, yes, one of the main purposes of the draft is to keep wages down.
  5. Mike Sixel
    and that's a good thing for the employees?
  6. Mike Sixel
    Like, a sacrifice fly is cool, but a ground out that drives in a run is not cool......why?
  7. Mike Sixel
    eliminate the "sacrifice" as a stat completely? An out is an out is an out? Maybe too simple.....
  8. Mike Sixel
    In looking at BA..... 2010....one guy for more than 250K, as far as I can tell 2011....one guy for more than $400K, as far as I can tell 2012....one guy for big bucks, one guy for $500K, the rest under 250K 2013....one big guy, one guy for 550K If they signed a "pile" of 500-800K guys every year, plus a big signing, they'd go over.....
  9. Mike Sixel
    Gausman is back in the rotation? Man, they have jerked him around a lot.......
  10. Mike Sixel
    Escept there is no evidence it helps......
  11. Mike Sixel
    Given that some guys get millions, and others 100K.....it is clear that teams feel there are talents they are much more confident in. Given that those guys are usually the ones in and around the top 20 lists, I feel pretty good working off the lists. YMMV, of course.
  12. Mike Sixel
    What evidence, other than the Mets who have almost all young arms that have never pitched many innings, do we see of this evolution to 6 man rotations?
  13. Mike Sixel
    I can live with that, assuming they eventually act.
  14. Mike Sixel
    So, after 3 months, we are sure they are all the same, and will decide after 1-2 more starts what to do, based on those 1-2 more starts? Hmmmmm.
  15. Mike Sixel
    Bummer. There's one team the Twins can't deal for space with......I hope they aren't waiting this out.
  16. Mike Sixel
    I would rather 5 guys in the top 20, I agree.......well, I'd rather they had gone way over 2-3 years ago, and done what the Cubs did this year, but that's the past. With an impending draft, I'm not super annoyed they aren't doing what I'd do, but I'm not thrilled with the strategy the last few years. Until we see what happens this year, I won't judge it.
  17. Mike Sixel
    Then what? At some point, you have to actually make a decision......
  18. Mike Sixel
    that hasn't been the Twins' strategy though.......it has been 1 - 2 guys for more than $250K, and then a bunch of cheaper guys. You are calling for 5 guys in the top 20......they've only signed 1 most years, right? Miguel Cabrera signed how many years ago? That's not even a real number now.
  19. Mike Sixel
    I was responding to a post......and didn't say they would do it any place in that post.
  20. Mike Sixel
    Where does it stop? 7 man rotation? 10 man rotation? If the logic is "less use, stretched out more is good" where does that logic stop? There are only 24 spots on the bench, this creates issues.
  21. Mike Sixel
    Uh, McDaniel is a former professional scout, and highly respected writer. I'm pretty sure he understands what he's typing.
  22. Mike Sixel
    So great to see Wimmers' name back up there!
  23. Mike Sixel
    Others that make more than $250 or $300K (whatever the limit is)? Are there any left?
  24. Mike Sixel
    Agreed, if they go over by this small amount, and lose out on next year just for signing 1 guy? that would be awful use of resources, just awful.
  25. Mike Sixel
    Kepler got the most money any European ever had (has?)......I'm pretty sure that is going big...... As posted above, Polanco and Kepler got real money, not $250K money.
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